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'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [198r] (406/610)
The record is made up of 1 volume (290 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1905-2 Apr 1906. It was written in English, Arabic and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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\ BritjiSii Eesideroy si^d Gonsulat»o—(3-erei»al
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To,
Tiie Political A^ert. and
H.r.H's Consul,
Mas tot*
Sir,
I havo the horour to refer you to Foreign Department
letter iiO,386f5-»l # B # , dated the 17tAi # October, and to my letter of
the 17ti.a,,September, 1905, to silica It Is a reply; copies of botii of
which, you have received*
* 1 am directed to famish fuller vie rs recardirr certain
surest ions made, vizt-
(al ^aat tue Soor creek should be considered within tae
territorial limits of Soor To m and taat the Plrench
Flag should not be flown by Dhoira while In the creek
(b) TUe ippolntmert of a SrltiG.i Official bo Soor, at
a comrenlent opportunity after tii© arrarc lias beon
given effect to»
I shall be glad to iiavo your views on the points raised by
Govermert to reference to the above suggestions, the primary
reasons for •rhica /ere briefly alluded to to para 7 of my letter
above quoted,
O. With rerard to (a), you might perhaps find an opportunity
in the course of your negociations with Monsieur Laronoe, to
introduce a reference to the Incident whica took place in 1903,
when Sheikh Abdulla bin Sallm's men, in the course of an inter-tri-
-bal quarrel, fired at a
Dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, attempting in spite of duo warning,
to run the gauntlet out of the creek, under the security of the
French Flag, to connection with which incident, the French aovem-
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Correspondence relating to the Hague Arbitration Tribunal which decided on questions referred to it by Great Britain and France concerning the flying of French flags by dhows in Sur. Before the 2nd January 1892 when the Brussels Conference General Act was ratified France was entitled to authorize vessels belonging to subjects of the Sultan of Muscat to fly the French flag only and be bound by French legislative rules. Includes a list of dhows and dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owners flying the French flag as well as printed copies of the material submitted to the tribunal and the 'Award of the Arbitration Tribunal appointed to decide on the question of the grant of the French flag to Muscat dhows'. Letters discuss the desire of the British to increase the authority of the Sultan of Muscat in Sur.
Correspondents include Major William George Grey, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Foreign Office, London; Saiyid Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat; Monsieur Laronce, French Consul, Muscat.
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- 1 volume (290 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. An index to the file is given.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are typed, with additions, clarifications and corrections written in pencil. This sequence can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:184v, 185v:190v, 191v:193v, 194v, 195v:219v, 220v:224v, 224ar:224av, 225r:235v, 237r:246v, 246ar:246fv, 247r:251v, 251ar:251av, 252r:256v, 257v:268v, 270v:281v, 282ar:282bv, 283r:290v, i-r:i-v, back-i
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